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Report: Stop-Outs Don’t Know About Support Services on Campus

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Report: Stop-Outs Don’t Know About Support Services on Campus Ashley Mowreader Tue, 09/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Not all college students know about support measures available to them at their college, making them more vulnerable to stopping out.

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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Research universities showed distinct risk patterns compared to other institutions, placing greater emphasis on data security, athletics, and academic research while expressing less concern about enrollment and facilities maintenance. out of 7 respectively.

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N.C. A&T Receives $4.8M NIH Grant to Study Alzheimer's Disease

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Before then, she held a faculty appointment as a research associate in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Brown-Hughes joined the university from Hampton University School of Pharmacy, where she served as an associate professor.

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Silenced Voices: Confronting Linguistic Discrimination and Cultural Erasure in Academia

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Student Support Services : Establish support services for students from diverse linguistic backgrounds. These include mentoring programs, language support groups, and counseling services that address their unique challenges. Use findings to advocate for institutional, local, and national systemic changes.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. Morales, president of CSUSB. Currently, 60.1% of the Fresno State student population is Latinx.

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California Sets Ambitious 70% College Attainment Goal Amid Persistent Equity Gaps

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report identifies several key strategies to improve attainment rates, including: Auditing administrative practices and policies to remove obstacles for first-generation college students Reducing financial barriers by increasing aid coverage and streamlining aid processes Investing in institutional support services like tutoring and mentoring Strengthening (..)

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Marquette University Receives Grants for Education Preparedness Program to Support Incarcerated Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) – are for the school’s Center for Urban Research, Teaching, and Outreach (CURTO), which houses the EPP. The EPP’s goal is to provide educational opportunities and support services to formerly and currently incarcerated populations, expanding higher ed as a whole.

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